Comments for Green Tea Cause Gout and Head Aches?

(Pomegranate seed is also high in tannins, incidentally. You can buy this from asian food stores under the name 'Anardana'.)

Either way, a simple solution to counter potential acidity in your tea brews is by including celery seed and/or dandelion leaf or root.

If you brew tea from these ingredients, you will have a profoundly alkalinising beverage (as well as a highly cleansing one - your liver will thank you).

Although I do not suffer from gout, I myself frequently add herbs including dandelion and celery seed to my white and green teas, to balance them and to add electrolytes.

I sometimes also add herbs like thyme and rosemary (powerful brain antioxidant oils).

I appreciate that purist tea drinkers will whince at this, from a flavour point of view, but I'm not drinking expensive teas, just those from my local health foods store.

I drink tea primarily for the catechins etc. - flavour is only a secondary consideration for me.

Please bear in mind that most teas (including those brewed from dandelion) are highly diuretic in nature and so can result in mineral loss if you don't take care to ensure good mineral intake in your diet, and also ensure you don't drink tea near to mealtimes, so that you avoid impeding absorption of dietary minerals.